River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-28
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

A few days since one of the State de-
partment officials holding the closest per-
sonaI relations with the Secretary left on
confidential mission to be absent two
months 1t is cOnjectured that his mission
may have some bearing on the fisheries
question, and that he may be instructed to
ascertain how far the New England fishing
interests would be willing to accept, as sug
gested 10y Salisbury, a provisional renewal
N the W ashlngton treaty, without any in
shore fishing, means OF bridging over
the difficulty until some satisfactory con
clusiOn can be arrived at. The representa-
tives of the New England fishing interests
who appeared before committees Of the last
congress stated in most emphatic terms that
they did not want the inshore fishery,
and certainly not at the price of readmit-
ting Canadian fish duty free, which the re
neNval of the treaty OF Washington would
imply.
James II. Mari, chief clerk of the
first assistant Postmaster General, the old
est clerk in point of service in the govern
ment employ, IS reported dying. de en-
tered the service under Andrew jackson
and has seen twenty-six postmasters gen
eral indicted into Office, he himself adrnin-
steTing the oath TO all the latter ones ex-
cept Postmaster General Villas, nd his
failure to lie called on on that occaslon-a
mere inadverteuce-was taken by him
greatly to heart. On the fftieth anniver
sarN of his appointment in ISL, he was pre-
scented a service OF silver and congress adj
ded 500 a year to his salary, with the con-
dition that this extra amount should be
paid so long as the present incumbent filed
the office OF chief clerk.
On the 2Ist petitions were presented
to the Inter state Con merce commission
asking the suspension Of Sec. 4, of the law,
by the Northern Pacific x. r., by the South
ern Pacific T. r. bv the Atchison, Topeka
aud Santa Fe r. r., by the st. Louis a. San
Francisco II. r., all setting forth that
through the influence of water routes their
cases entirely cut of by the operation Of the
new law.
Congressman Payson, of Illinois,
now at Washington, expresses himself as
disguised with the way things are going
relative to the interstate commerce law. he
thinks the commissioners far exceeded their
authority in suspending the long and short
haul clause. aud that the clause in the bill
giving them discretionary powers should be
repealed, and he believes il will be by the
next congress. The long and short haul
clause. he says. should have fair trial
The President has appointed Edward
t. Bingham of Columbus, Ohio, Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme court of the District of
Columbia, TO succeed Justice Cartier, de-
ceased. Judge Bingham is a native Of New
Hampshire, $ years OF age, has resided in
Ohio over 30 years and for Is years been
a Judge of the Common Pleas Court at
Columbus. He was strongly urged for the
place by Ex-senator Thurman
Secretary Fairchild has practically
decided TO omit the usual monthly call for
3 per cent bonds during the present month.
Ii is intimated in the Treasury Department
that the balance of that loan outstanding,
undisturbed until after June ~ next, so